not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"
marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"
something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group; "he spent hours reading to the blind"
unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions"
not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"
unable to see; "a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan
make dim by comparison or conceal
make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded"
(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"
(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted; "dull greens and blues"
darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a grey rainy afternoon"; "grey clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick"
not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"
not keenly felt; "a dull throbbing"; "dull pain"
lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"
being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets"
not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft; "the dull thud"; "thudding bullets"
blunted in responsiveness or sensibility; "a dull gaze"; "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"- Willa Cather
make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"
make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"
make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"
free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the chsild faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words"
marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"
having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"
affording pleasure; "easy good looks"
readily exploited or tricked; "an easy victim"; "an easy mark"
in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)
being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
of little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"
relating to a surface; "superficial measurements"; "the superficial area of the wall"